Hawler Medical University

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Hawler Medical University

زانكۆی هه‌ولێری پزیشكی
Established	2005
President	Prof. Dr. Nooraddin Ismail Alla Werdi
Vice-president	Assist. Prof. Dr. Hawre Mustafa
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Karwan M.Amen
Location	Erbil , Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan , Iraq 36°11′31″N 44°2′15″E / 36.19194°N 44.03750°E / 36.19194; 44.03750
Website	hmu.edu.krd

Hawler Medical University (Kurdish: Zankoy Hewlêrî Pizîşkî / زانكۆی هه‌ولێری پزیشكی) is a public university located in the heart of Erbil, the capital city of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.^[1] It was established in 2005 by the Kurdistan Regional Government's Council of Ministers. The university was founded to house the medical group colleges that were previously part of the Salahaddin University-Erbil. The overall goal of Hawler Medical University's formation was to strengthen medical education in the Kurdistan region, as well as to have better and more effective college management.^[2]

Hawler Medical University, Iraq's first medical group of a university, offers undergraduate and postgraduate education in a variety of medical and health fields. The university currently encompasses five colleges: College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, College of Nursing, and College of Health Sciences, in addition to a number of research centers. It has two main campuses, both located in the heart of Erbil.